Hello, dear readers! This poem is very special to me. I wrote it with a friend of mine who loves words and languages. He helped me a lot in writing this poem; with his help I am beginning to understand a little of the mystery of French poetry. I am learning how I should listen to the sounds of the words, the vowels and consonants, the magic of repetition…

I really appreciate poetry and I like trying to write some. But, I am simply a student. I hope that you will like this poem. It was an exercise for me, but it was also a collaboration between friends.

Thank you so much for your kind words, they touch me deeply! I admire the way you’ve learnt French,Your hard work and effort has paid off and now you’re able to write wonderful poems in French! It’s just WAY COOL 😉 TC&L ♥

Thanks for reading, Sammy! As I was trying my best not to think in English at all while writing, I didn’t give much thought to a translation! but the last verse, it means something like, “You go away to that other place, the place where my soul will remain, happy, for always.” It’s not great, it’s not precise, but that’s pretty much what I was thinking, anyway.
About reading aloud, I had the loveliest experience this morning, because I was able to talk to a correspondant of mine via Skype, une belle Française, who read the poem to me with all the beautiful liaisons, rhythms and inflections that are the French language as spoken by a native speaker, and one with a good sense for poetry! It was amazing to me that what she read was partially conceived by me! I had that sense that you get when you see a photo of yourself which has been retouched…yes, hearing her read this was like seeing a “Glamour Shot” of myself 🙂